I'm a relatively new home brewer and have been working with kits thus far - I've tried both Brew House liquid kits and Cooper's syrup kits. I've had a weird problem come up multiple times now with my Brew House kits and I'm hoping someone on here has an idea - the folks at my local home brew shop were stumped, so much that they gave me another kit to try again, and I've had the same problem. I'll note that I have NOT had this problem with my brewing from the canned kits, which fermented down to around 1.005 (and I've tested in a chemistry lab at work... about 4.5% ethanol).
With the Brew House kits the fermentation appears to be arresting. Initial SG was 1.040 to 1.044, and for each they ferment down to 1.020 in about a week. Then, nothing. The SG stays at that level. For one batch I tried waking it back up with another pack of yeast... nothing. I'd like to get this to work because I'm told the beer is tastier from the Brew House kits than the canned kits, and I figure it's a bridge to more independence in this hobby.
Anyone have experience with a problem such as this, and/or suggestions as to what I can do to get the fermentation to continue?
With the Brew House kits the fermentation appears to be arresting. Initial SG was 1.040 to 1.044, and for each they ferment down to 1.020 in about a week. Then, nothing. The SG stays at that level. For one batch I tried waking it back up with another pack of yeast... nothing. I'd like to get this to work because I'm told the beer is tastier from the Brew House kits than the canned kits, and I figure it's a bridge to more independence in this hobby.
Anyone have experience with a problem such as this, and/or suggestions as to what I can do to get the fermentation to continue?